UPDATE: ESA TV coverage of Shuttle mission STS-117 to the ISS

On 16-20 June, ESA TV will provide the following rebroadcast of NASA-TV of the STS-117 mission – please note that due to the prolongation of the mission by two days, the activities as of 17 June have changed:

Saturday 16 June

06:00-06:30 GMT Flight Day 8 Highlights

This will include the best images from the third EVA, during which the starboard solar array retraction will be completed.

Sunday 17 June

06:00-06:30 GMT Flight Day 9 Highlights

This will include the best images from the joint Crew News Conference, and of preparations for the 4th EVA on the following day.

Monday 18 June

05:00-05:30 GMT Flight Day 10 Highlights

This will include the best images from the fourth EVA, during which the loose blanket will be fixed again onto the Shuttle.

Tuesday 19 June

05:00-05:30 GMT Flight Day 11 Highlights

This will include the best images from the hatch closure between ISS and Shuttle, and of the preceding farewell ceremony.

Wednesday 20 June

05:00-05:30 GMT Flight Day 12 Highlights

This will include the best images of the undocking of the Shuttle from the ISS, and the subsequent fly-around of the Station.

More background information can be found on: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/

Please note that all NASA-TV programming is subject to last-minute schedule changes. The line-up time for these SCPC feeds is 5 minutes.

Downlink parameters for all transmissions:

Eutelsat Atlantic Bird at 12.5 degrees West, Transponder F5, channel B horizontal, F=12.634 MHz, SR=6.1113 Ms/sec, FEC=3/4

For further information and a daily update of the transmission schedule, visit our website at http://television.esa.int. For all enquires, contact Claus Habfast, Tel +31 71 565 3838, Fax +31 71 565 6340, e-mail claus.habfast@esa.int.